Three-dimentional printing of Ti-Al-O-C composites

Xiaowei Yin, Nahum Travitzky, Peter Greil

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Abstract

In the present work, the near-net-shape manufacturing of Ti-Al-O-C composites by a combination of indirect three-dimensional printing and pressureless reactive melt infiltration process was explored. A porous ceramic preform was fabricated by printing a powder blend of TiC, TiO2 and dextrin ((C6H10O5n). The printed preform was pyrolysized and presintered in inert atmosphere at 800°C and 1400°C, respectively. The printed and presintered preforms contained a bimodal pore size distribution with intra-agglomerate pores (d50 ≈ 0.7 μm) and inter-agglomerate pores (d50 ≈ 30 μm), which were subsequently infiltrated by aluminium melt spontaneously in argon above 1050°C. A redox reaction at 1400°C resulted in the formation of dense Ti-Al-O-C composites mainly composed of Ti3AlC2, TiAl 3, Al and Al2O3, which attained a bending strength of 320 MPa, a Young's modulus of 184 GPa, and a Vicker's hardness of 2.5 GPa.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites II - A Collection of Papers Presented at the 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites
Pages473-482
Number of pages10
Edition2
StatePublished - 2006
EventMechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites Symposium - 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites - Cocoa Beach, FL, United States
Duration: 22 Jan 200627 Jan 2006

Publication series

NameCeramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
Number2
Volume27
ISSN (Print)0196-6219

Conference

ConferenceMechanical Properties and Performance of Engineering Ceramics and Composites Symposium - 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCocoa Beach, FL
Period22/01/0627/01/06

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